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Putin's IBS<p>Protests in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> against the reversal of the country’s pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> course continue for over 3 weeks now.</p><p>After a brief pause, the protesters took to the streets en masse again on Dec 21. One of the main demands is the recall of the Parliamentary elections that the pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party won. The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ODIHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ODIHR</span></a>/#OSCE monitoring mission noted a combination of voter intimidation, media bias, unequal conditions, and violations of ballot secrecy during the elections,</p>
Putin's IBS<p>🇬🇪 Meanwhile, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sakartvelo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sakartvelo</span></a> has been protesting for the 22nd day in a row</p><p>By this time, the protests had turned into evening gatherings in front of parliament with the singing of folk songs and the shouting of political slogans.</p><p>However, the number of protesters continues to be considerable.<br>It seems that the pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>" has decided to wait until <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgians</span></a> themselves get tired of walking around downtown <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tbilisi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tbilisi</span></a> every night.</p>
Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>'s parliament, with only deputies from the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party sitting, passed fast-tracked bills restricting participation in protests - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Jam_News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jam_News</span></a></p><p>It is now prohibited to cover the face in any way and use pyrotechnics, lasers, and flashlights when participating in public gatherings. The fine is 2,000 lari ($712). The same fine will be imposed for blocking roads.</p>
Putin's IBS<p>Today, the opposition parties in the parliament issued a joint statement, in which they demand the founder of "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>" <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ivanishvili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ivanishvili</span></a> to release all detainees and hold new parliamentary elections.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisamasskiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisamasskiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisawarcriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisawarcriminal</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@kardinal691" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kardinal691</span></a></span></p>
Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tbilisi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tbilisi</span></a>: "funeral," special forces, water cannon, and tear gas</p><p>Protests in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> have continued for a sixth day following the government's decision to suspend integration with the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European_Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European_Union</span></a>. Today, protesters outside the parliament building staged an impromptu funeral for the honorary chairman of the ruling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Russian</span></a> oligarch <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bidzina_Ivanishvili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bidzina_Ivanishvili</span></a></p>
Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> President <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Salome_Zurabishvili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salome_Zurabishvili</span></a> declared unwavering support for the country’s Constitution during a special briefing amidst ongoing protests in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tbilisi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tbilisi</span></a></p><p>“We are on the side of the Constitution in this protest. We are defending the Constitution and the future of this country,” <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Zurabishvili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zurabishvili</span></a> stated, accusing the ruling party, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>, of repeatedly violating constitutional principles</p>
Putin's IBS<p>🇬🇪Demonstrations are ongoing in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tbilisi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tbilisi</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Batumi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Batumi</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kutaisi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kutaisi</span></a>, and other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> cities over the suspension of the country’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> integration process</p><p>In the capital, three key protests are planned:</p><p>▪️Outside the Parliament building;</p><p>▪️Near the Public Broadcaster’s offices;</p><p>▪️At the business centre of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bidzina_Ivanishvili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bidzina_Ivanishvili</span></a>, leader of the pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>” party.</p>
Putin's IBS<p>"The suspension of the strategic partnership between the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> is a tragic result of the anti-democratic, anti-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Western" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Western</span></a>, anti-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European</span></a> and anti-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> policy of the ruling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party. It is obvious that the course they have chosen leads in only one direction - to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>."</p><p>📹Near the Parliament of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>, the flag of the ruling party "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>" is burned /#Lorena_Beria</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisamasskiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisamasskiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisawarcriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisawarcriminal</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@kardinal691" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kardinal691</span></a></span></p>
Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Suspends Strategic Partnership with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a></p><p>This was announced after the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>'s decision to suspend the country's accession process to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>.</p><p> "The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>'s decision to suspend <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> accession process contradicts the promise to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> people, enshrined in the country's constitution, of full integration into the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/European_Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>European_Union</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> President <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Salome_Zurabishvili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salome_Zurabishvili</span></a> also commented on the decision of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>:</p>
Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hungarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hungarian</span></a> Prime Minister <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Viktor_Orban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Viktor_Orban</span></a> booed in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tbilisi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tbilisi</span></a></p><p>The day before, he congratulated the ruling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party on its victory even before the official announcement of the voting results.</p><p>It is also known that the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian</span></a> opposition at the rally demanded that repeat parliamentary elections be held.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisamasskiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisamasskiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisawarcriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisawarcriminal</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@kardinal691" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kardinal691</span></a></span></p>
Putin's IBS<p>First results Exit polls give results of elections in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a></p><p>An <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Edison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edison</span></a> Research exit poll showed the ruling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party receiving just over 40% of the vote, while opposition parties together received more than 50% of the vote.</p><p>The pro-government Imedi exit poll says the pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party has won more than 56% of the vote.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisamasskiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisamasskiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisawarcriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisawarcriminal</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@kardinal691" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kardinal691</span></a></span></p>
Putin's IBS<p>First results Exit polls give results of elections in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a></p><p>An <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Edison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edison</span></a> Research exit poll showed the ruling <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party receiving just over 40% of the vote, while opposition parties together received more than 50% of the vote.</p><p>The pro-government Imedi exit poll says the pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a> party has won more than 56% of the vote.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisamasskiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisamasskiller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/putinisawarcriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putinisawarcriminal</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@kardinal691" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kardinal691</span></a></span></p>
Putin's IBS<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> citizen, yet still actively participates in political life, alluded the opposition were “Western puppets”, and said they will bring war and ruin to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>. </p><p>But <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> influence is evident not only in the words but also in the actions of the ruling party, signalling what’s to come if they get re-elected:</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/26/georgia-elections-russia-dream/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/world/2024/</span><span class="invisible">10/26/georgia-elections-russia-dream/</span></a></p><p>📹: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tbilisi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tbilisi</span></a>, mass clash at polling station #60 between supporters of the pro-<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>" party and observers</p>
Putin's IBS<p>Today’s election in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> isn’t just a vote — it’s a crossroads. Will <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> move closer to the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> or deepen ties with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>?</p><p>"<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgian_Dream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgian_Dream</span></a>", the current ruling party, is a party of contradictions; they led <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> towards finally receiving <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> candidate status in 2023 and their campaign promises include <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> membership, yet they also espouse typical <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kremlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kremlin</span></a> narratives. The party’s founder, oligarch <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bidzina_Ivanishvili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bidzina_Ivanishvili</span></a>, who stepped away from party leadership when he became a</p>